Poetry Off the Shelf

by Poetry Foundation

Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.

Episodes

Style All the Way Down

52m · Published 21 May 17:09

Joyelle McSweeney on sound, style icons, and the Ovidian landscape of her ear canal.

The Fire in Which We Burn

53m · Published 07 May 14:44

Sara Henning onradical truth, obsessive forms, and letting go of grief.

My Heart and Its Borders

1h 4m · Published 23 Apr 14:58

Philip Metres on middle age, writer's block, and praying for the people of Palestine.

My Awesome Stoma

44m · Published 09 Apr 15:28

April Gibson on chronic illness, religion, and being a teenage mother.

Working-Class Superheroes

46m · Published 26 Mar 14:41

Declan Ryan on his father's construction job, tenderness between boxers, and the inevitable tragic end.

All the Shiny Knives

54m · Published 12 Mar 14:45

Monica Rico on cooking, grunt work, and the heat at General Motors.

Let Light Form

1h 9m · Published 27 Feb 15:53

Nam Le on commerce, irony vs. sincerity, and being in theArctic.

Stay in Character

45m · Published 13 Feb 15:42

Gregory Pardlo on improv, therapy, and driving around with his father’s ashes.

Instructions for Divorce

50m · Published 30 Jan 15:45

Caitlin Cowan on rejection, tradwives, and poems from our better self.

Make Art for Me

1h 0m · Published 16 Jan 18:18

Blake Butler on complex mourning, the suicide of his wife Molly Brodak, and finding his way back.

Poetry Off the Shelf has 146 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 107:28:11. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 12th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 31st, 2024 22:10.